Melanie Morgan
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Melanie Morgan, born 1956 in Kansas City, Missouri, is an American conservative radio host based at KSFO in San Francisco.[1] She has previously worked as a reporter for KGO-TV. She is the co-chairman of Move America Forward, a controversial conservative political action group.
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[edit] Career and personal life
Morgan currently hosts the popular morning show on KSFO 560 in the Bay Area with co-host Lee Rodgers and traffic reporter and sidekick "Officer Vic." The program has been among the highest rated in the Bay Area.[2]
Morgan was addicted to gambling and was the subject of the TV-movie High Stakes: The Melanie Morgan Story.[3] However, she told the San Francisco Chronicle in 2006 that she had not placed a bet in 13 years and has served as president of the California Council on Problem Gambling.[2]
She is currently co-chair of Move America Forward, a non-profit advocacy and military support group that has, among many other things, mailed cookies and coffee to US troops, stood in support of US involvement in Iraq, and protested against Michael Moore's film Fahrenheit 911.[4]
In October 2006, Morgan and reporter Catherine Moy published American Mourning, a book contrasting the reaction of anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan to the news of her son's death to that of the Johnson family in Georgia, who also lost a son.[5] In this book, she asserted that Sheehan had become addicted to internet porn, had had casual sex with strangers and that she had exchanged explicit instant messages and emails with Lew Rockwell.[6] By her own admission, she had not contacted Sheehan, and had no other basis for her claims. As of late 2006, Sheehan stated on the Stephanie Miller show that she is considering legal action. On a later Hannity and Colmes show, Hannity repeated Morgan's claims with no supporting evidence. Miller's response was "I know it's not true Sean because I actually talked to the source [Sheehan]. It's called reporting...Fox News should try it sometime."[7] Ms Morgan is married to Jack Swanson, a senior manager of the radio station and a liberal Democrat. Ms Morgan (Mrs. Jack Swanson) and her husband live in Marin County, north of San Francisco, with their teen aged son.
[edit] Opinions
After the New York Times published a story regarding US government tracking of terrorist funding, Morgan said that editor Bill Keller should be tried for treason and "If he were to be tried and convicted of treason, yes, I would have no problem with him being sent to the gas chamber."[8]
On December 6, when the Report from the distinguished members of the Iraq Study Group (ISG) was published, Morgan said: "'Suggesting that (Iran and Syria) can be our friends carries the heavy stench of appeasement. It is more reminiscent of Neville Chamberlain's capitulation to Hitler than Ronald Reagan's resolute stand against Communism during the Cold War."[9]
Morgan has offered some criticism of the Bush administration, saying it is running "one of the most inept communications departments I've seen." ... "That's one of the reasons we started Move America Forward," Morgan said. "This administration is unable to articulate clearly why we went to Iraq, why we are there and why we're winning the war."[10]
On February February 8, 2007, while Morgan and her KSFO co-hosts Lee Rodgers were discussing Billionaire George Soros, the two falsly stated that in 1944, Soros "hid the fact that he's a Jew" and "apparently very cheerfully and willingly, went to work for the Nazis" and "ran around Hungary with Nazi officials, serving eviction notices to people who were going to be shipped out on the death trains ".[2] This statement prompted the following on-air retraction and apology from KSFO Program Director Ken Berry: "During our February 8th broadcast, the hosts of this program mistakenly stated that financier George Soros "cheerfully" and "willingly" went to work for the Nazis after his native Hungary was occupied during World War II, when Mr. Soros was 13 years old. The hosts also mistakenly stated that Mr. Soros "ran around Hungary with Nazi officials, serving eviction notices to people who were going to be shipped out on the death trains," and that he did so "to further his own career." These statements are not accurate, and KSFO regrets that they were broadcast." [3]
[edit] References
- ^ Morgan's response to "Friedman" flap on Wikipedia
- ^ a b Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle, Fanning the Flames, October 8, 2006. Retrieved January 11, 2007.
- ^ [1]
- ^ Move America Forward
- ^ American Mourning, Amazon.com
- ^ http://mediamatters.org/items/200610180008
- ^ http://stephaniemiller.com
- ^ Joe Garofoli, "New chapter in battle of words over tracking terrorist financing", San Francisco Chronicle, June 29, 2006.
- ^ Canada Press report
- ^ Todd Milbourn, The Sacramento Bee, Iraq war backers proudly pugnacious—But critics say Move America Forward may abuse nonprofit status., September 9, 2006. Retrieved January 11, 2007.
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